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obama is at the disadvantage. and he can fought achieve what he hopes to. >>neil: you don't think it will be pinned on republicans. >>guest: it doesn't matter. members of congress, their approval rating cannot get worse. >>neil: that is a very good point. so you think he should go ahead and play with fire and risk that? >>guest: of course. they should demand spending cuts they have the average, not obama and not the democrats. republicans are at the advantage. >>neil: what do you think of the fact they are not acting that way? >>guest: a lot people out there, including grover nor quit, you cannot go back on the oath you took, the taxpayer protection pledge you promised your constituents without not raise taxes and they should uphold what they promised the taxpayers. >>neil: get backbone. >>guest: exactly. >>neil: good to see you again. president obama today saying that middle class americans cannot afford a tax hike and now a middle class couple asking the president, why are you pushing a tax hike on us? [ male announcer ] when was the last time something m
obama is at the disadvantage. and he can fought achieve what he hopes to. >>neil: you don't think it will be pinned on republicans. >>guest: it doesn't matter. members of congress, their approval rating cannot get worse. >>neil: that is a very good point. so you think he should go ahead and play with fire and risk that? >>guest: of course. they should demand spending cuts they have the average, not obama and not the democrats. republicans are at the advantage....
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he has seemed to be driven by his personal animus towards barack obama president obama in his policy pronouncements. i have no belief that john mccain went into that meeting and wanted to come out with a fair assessment. that's his political calculation. the other thing for the republican party is look who they put out there to talk about their opposition to rice. they had to throw kelly ayotte out there with no foreign policy experience because even they understand going after this woman, going after this -- another african-american official in the obama white house, i know it's unpopular to say, but they seem to have a pattern that isn't helpful politically so i don't see what the margin is. >> senator ayotte has political m a bigg ambition. >> and she's a woman. >> our power panel, my thanks to all three of you. >>> we are waiting for remarks from president obama who is expected to speak from the white house within the half hour. the president surrounded by middle-class americans as he intends to build up his support to avert the impending fiscal cliff. >> the mandate that the pre
he has seemed to be driven by his personal animus towards barack obama president obama in his policy pronouncements. i have no belief that john mccain went into that meeting and wanted to come out with a fair assessment. that's his political calculation. the other thing for the republican party is look who they put out there to talk about their opposition to rice. they had to throw kelly ayotte out there with no foreign policy experience because even they understand going after this woman,...
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and at the time this is what then senator obama said. everyone in this chamber the senate knows if the majority chooses to end the filibuster, then the fighting, birthsmen and gridlock will only get worse. i know republicans are getting lot of pressure to do this. we need to rise above the ends justify the means to all the people, not just those wearing our particular party label. times have changes. >> hare said that would be a sheer act of quote brute force. so they obviously changed their position. and they are changing their position when since 1917, the filibuster as we know it has been in effect. there have been filibusters since the beginning of our congressional session since the found of our country. but the current rules requiring filibusters have been in place since 1917. megyn: our viewers may not know what you are talking about. >> to get a piece of legislation through right now even if you have 51 votes, that's not enough because of the filibuster. the senate rules say 60 is the number. the senate sets its own rules. but he
and at the time this is what then senator obama said. everyone in this chamber the senate knows if the majority chooses to end the filibuster, then the fighting, birthsmen and gridlock will only get worse. i know republicans are getting lot of pressure to do this. we need to rise above the ends justify the means to all the people, not just those wearing our particular party label. times have changes. >> hare said that would be a sheer act of quote brute force. so they obviously changed...
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and there's a few other tax provisions that barack obama put in place. and -- host: let's focus on the income tax cuts. what happens to those? guest: theaths they'll go away and most americans' taxes go up. for the average person, average household, it would be about $2,000 more in taxes next year. for upper income people it could be between $5,000 and $20,000. for lower income people, maybe a few hundred dollars. people would see that immediately in january because their monthly withholding taxes would be higher. their biweekly withholding taxes would be higher. so it would be an immediate effect. host: let's take a look at the existing tax brackets, what they are now, and the new tax brackets. this is a chart that shows taxable income. host: given that, how much revenue is the treasury expecteds to get if these tax cuts are not extended? guest: if none of the bush tax cuts are extended it's going to generate a huge amount of revenue. about $500 billion a year or about $4.5 trillion over the 10-year window which is what we usually discuss. so basically
and there's a few other tax provisions that barack obama put in place. and -- host: let's focus on the income tax cuts. what happens to those? guest: theaths they'll go away and most americans' taxes go up. for the average person, average household, it would be about $2,000 more in taxes next year. for upper income people it could be between $5,000 and $20,000. for lower income people, maybe a few hundred dollars. people would see that immediately in january because their monthly withholding...
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the newest and latest from the obama spy department. zero dark thirty is the new video that documents event around the bin laden kill and it's chock full of controversy. c.i.a. opened the door and file to the movie producers. here is a cliff of "zero dark thirty." >> do you really believe this story? >> usama bin laden. yeah. >> what part convinceed you? >> her confidence. >> if you're right, the whole world is going to want in on this. ♪ ♪ >> eric: we're all watching, we're engaged and we'll all want to see that. but kimberly, should the c.i.a. allow hollywood inside their doors, inside their files? >> kimberly: there isn't up side except people who produce the movie will get paid and investors are lucky enough to get in on it financially will be paid off. people are entertained but to what expense to our national security? this is a movie they should haven't had the access to the file torse documents. jeopardize potential operation in field. now it's reckless, irresponsible and glorify the administration for a cull that was one th
the newest and latest from the obama spy department. zero dark thirty is the new video that documents event around the bin laden kill and it's chock full of controversy. c.i.a. opened the door and file to the movie producers. here is a cliff of "zero dark thirty." >> do you really believe this story? >> usama bin laden. yeah. >> what part convinceed you? >> her confidence. >> if you're right, the whole world is going to want in on this. ♪ ♪ >>...
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obama and his secretary of state. the most well traveled in modern times. >> i could not be more grateful, not only for your service, hillary, but also for the powerful message that you send. >> but the obama administration no less than its preds so sors has been thoroughly vexed by the middle east, with the syrian regime quashing a two-year uprising that killed more than 30,000 people. where iran despite tough sanctions on the energy sector marches toward a nuclear weapons capability. and where the arab-israeli conflict festers, despite lofty talk from washington early on. >> today you will see an example of the kind of robust diplomacy that the president intends to pursue. >> clinton helped broker this month's truce between hamas and israel but ties with jerusalem frayed since 2009 and other danger spots such as north korea are no less dangerous than they were four years ago. >> she has a small legacy with burma, a positive. but she has a legacy with libya which is at best incomplete and legacy with syria which is s
obama and his secretary of state. the most well traveled in modern times. >> i could not be more grateful, not only for your service, hillary, but also for the powerful message that you send. >> but the obama administration no less than its preds so sors has been thoroughly vexed by the middle east, with the syrian regime quashing a two-year uprising that killed more than 30,000 people. where iran despite tough sanctions on the energy sector marches toward a nuclear weapons...
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. >> obama doesn't show up at the hearings. >> but obama is where the buck stops so if you have a problem, these senators have classified access. they know susan rice did not lie and look. the losing party does not get to determine who gets in to the cabinet so i'm not interested that they think john kerry would have an easier time. >> what i would say just from a tactical standpoint, i think the focus on susan rice and the performance on sunday talk shows has sort of undermined the deeper more important questions as you point out, s.e. on this. but in other goings on within the establishment, republicans trying to figure out how they, the establishment figures exercise more influence in their primaries to end what they call their aiken angle problem. today the efforts dealt a blow. the current lieutenant governor of virginia is set to drop out of the 2013 virginia gubernatorial race. he was endorsed by outgoing governor macdonald. he was mitt romney's virginia campaign chairman. the establishment-backed guy and leaves the door open for tea party darling known to virginians and many other
. >> obama doesn't show up at the hearings. >> but obama is where the buck stops so if you have a problem, these senators have classified access. they know susan rice did not lie and look. the losing party does not get to determine who gets in to the cabinet so i'm not interested that they think john kerry would have an easier time. >> what i would say just from a tactical standpoint, i think the focus on susan rice and the performance on sunday talk shows has sort of...
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president obama urges middle-class voters at the white house to press congress for tax hikes on the rich. >> i can only do it with the help of the american people, tweet using #my 2 k, e-mail, post it on a member of congress's facebook wall. do what it takes to communicate a sense of urgency. >> on the other side of pennsylvania avenue, john boehner says he thinks there is a way to avoid that cliff. >> it's time for the president and democrats to get serious about the spending problem that our country has, but i'm optimistic we can continue to work together to avert this crisis and sooner rather than later. >> and look who's coming to lunch. mitt romney will break bread with the president at the white house tomorrow. >> pledge of allegiance, anti-tax crusader grover norquist warns republicans against breaking their promise. >> it is possible if the republicans lose in such a way they've got their fingerprints on the murder weapon, then you have a problem. bush couldn't run again in '92 successfully because he had his fingerprints on a very bad deal, bad on spending and bad on taxes and h
president obama urges middle-class voters at the white house to press congress for tax hikes on the rich. >> i can only do it with the help of the american people, tweet using #my 2 k, e-mail, post it on a member of congress's facebook wall. do what it takes to communicate a sense of urgency. >> on the other side of pennsylvania avenue, john boehner says he thinks there is a way to avoid that cliff. >> it's time for the president and democrats to get serious about the spending...
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obama is back in. and one of the clearest issues in that election was that taxes should be raised and raised on the rich. that gives the president even more leverage. i think the president has enormous leverage. if we do go over the cliff in terms of tacks? we go back to the clinton tax rates, which as i remember it, were not so onerous. they certainly were pretty good in terms of the economy. the economy did not suffer. the economy did much better under clinton than bush. i don't think at least on the tax side, going over the cliff is that big of a deal. it's not really a cliff at all as you suggested and if we get major cuts in the military and defense spending, i'm not sure that's a bad idea at all. >> now, joy reid, we all deal with being dumped in different ways. that is the choice grover has made tonight on cnn. let's watch. >> i don't see any movement toward ts republicans wanting to raise taxes or people wanting to break their pledge. in fact, to be fair to everybody, some of these people have
obama is back in. and one of the clearest issues in that election was that taxes should be raised and raised on the rich. that gives the president even more leverage. i think the president has enormous leverage. if we do go over the cliff in terms of tacks? we go back to the clinton tax rates, which as i remember it, were not so onerous. they certainly were pretty good in terms of the economy. the economy did not suffer. the economy did much better under clinton than bush. i don't think at...
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moments ago, we just learned a meeting has been set up since the president -- between president obama and mitt romney. we'll tell you when and where. >>> also, the one request san francisco is taking to the federal court ahead offry's big meeting that may decide the fate of gay mare ac-- gay marriage. >>> and a generous move by the as, what they've decided to do with their playoff money. >>> it is coming up on 7:14. the weather is causing major flight delays this morning at sfo. right now some flights are delayed by almost four hours because of the rain and high wind. united express, in fact, canceled 20 flights because of the weather. travelers are being asked to check their flights ahead of time. >>> more problems are surfacing for san jose's church and school. the san jose mercury news says a new lawsuit has been filed against the parish adding a second alleged victim of a former priest. the former priest was already the target of another lawsuit filed last year accusing hill of abusing a former student. >>> 7:14. we have breaking news to tell you about. we just got an e-mail from
moments ago, we just learned a meeting has been set up since the president -- between president obama and mitt romney. we'll tell you when and where. >>> also, the one request san francisco is taking to the federal court ahead offry's big meeting that may decide the fate of gay mare ac-- gay marriage. >>> and a generous move by the as, what they've decided to do with their playoff money. >>> it is coming up on 7:14. the weather is causing major flight delays this...
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this is the guy who said his number one political goal was to get obama out of office. i think it's all positioning. you have got a bunch of democrats and mcconnell positioning themselves for negotiation. martha: tucker, what do you think? >> i think the republicans are being outnegotiated by an incredibly aggressive democratic party. they are demanding tax hikes on highest earner. an elevation in the debt limit which is $16.4 trillion. they want to increase spending and they want no cuts to entitlements which are what are driving the debt and deficit. the republicans are attacking grover more gift. grover -- grover norquist. one side is going to win because it's united, highly aggressive and reckless. >> they said they would reform entitlements later -- >> come on ... martha: later? how many things have we said we are going to do later? it's so ridiculous it makes you want to jump over the fiscal cliff. in terms of raising the debt limit again. let me put this out there. the reason for that is they don't want to go through this exercise of talking about spending cuts.
this is the guy who said his number one political goal was to get obama out of office. i think it's all positioning. you have got a bunch of democrats and mcconnell positioning themselves for negotiation. martha: tucker, what do you think? >> i think the republicans are being outnegotiated by an incredibly aggressive democratic party. they are demanding tax hikes on highest earner. an elevation in the debt limit which is $16.4 trillion. they want to increase spending and they want no cuts...
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barack obama does not believe in democracy now? only george bush did. and the fiery remarks of freedom freedom. >> george bush didn't know the difference between sunni and shiite. knew nothing about the country nothing. >> bomb it real good. [ . >> stephanie: i don't miss him. >> grover norquist is the new bad guy. everybody is saying we're going to walk away from grover norquist. all he has done saying, hey, you have enough money on capitol hill. spend what you have, and stop asking us. he has been a watchdog on our money. if you're democrat or republican you should be saluting him to a degree. he warns you in the past people who walk away from their no-new taxes have paid a price. >> he just said hey. >> stephanie: a lot of people who signed that pledge lost. [ ding ding ] >> thanks, grover. >> stephanie: here is the very soothing laura ingram. >> the sky is always falling when president obama wants to cram down legislation or initiatives without real debate, and without true compromise. here's my question for all of these wobbly republicans and democ
barack obama does not believe in democracy now? only george bush did. and the fiery remarks of freedom freedom. >> george bush didn't know the difference between sunni and shiite. knew nothing about the country nothing. >> bomb it real good. [ . >> stephanie: i don't miss him. >> grover norquist is the new bad guy. everybody is saying we're going to walk away from grover norquist. all he has done saying, hey, you have enough money on capitol hill. spend what you have,...
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and president obama round 11:30 a.m. eastern time will be holding an event with middle- class americans who will be impacted if negotiations do not lead to some kind of grand bargain. look for coverage of all our guns on c-span.org. linda in tennessee, republican of kalla. caller: it was obama who said do not raise taxes. it was the democrats who voted to extend the bush tax cut. for years, we have heard them say tax cuts for the rich. now we find out there were also a tax cut for the middle class and the port. -- and support. -- the poor. people who have never paid into social security or met -- or disability are getting on welfare. 16,000 a month are getting added into social security and medicare who have never paid a dime. host: linda, we are talking about the bush era tax cuts, focusing specifically this morning on the income tax cuts under the bush administration that were extended under the obama administration. that is part of a series that we are doing on the "washington journal" lead starts today that focuses o
and president obama round 11:30 a.m. eastern time will be holding an event with middle- class americans who will be impacted if negotiations do not lead to some kind of grand bargain. look for coverage of all our guns on c-span.org. linda in tennessee, republican of kalla. caller: it was obama who said do not raise taxes. it was the democrats who voted to extend the bush tax cut. for years, we have heard them say tax cuts for the rich. now we find out there were also a tax cut for the middle...
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does president obama still say she's my pick? >> yes, because -- >> brian: does he want to spend that political capital on susan rice? >> they appear to have wanted to do so. i can't imagine that they floated that trial balloon. it was popped. but yet they blow it up again and thrown it out there. i think they just are waiting for some time to pass. >> steve: in january they'll be closer. >> the president should get to be able to choose the nominees that they want. but i would remind these democrats, what they did to ambassador john bolton it make sure he could never be the u.n. ambassador action not even secretary of state, but to be the u.n. ambassador, he had a much deeper and better record than she does and they are being hypocrites now. >> steve: pay back. >> always pay back. >> steve: we'll watch you and brian, two of the five on "the five." >> yes, i will kick him under the table for you. >> brian: i will wear shin pads like gutfeld does. >> gretchen: i'll have to watch. now the rest of today's headlines. they're accused o
does president obama still say she's my pick? >> yes, because -- >> brian: does he want to spend that political capital on susan rice? >> they appear to have wanted to do so. i can't imagine that they floated that trial balloon. it was popped. but yet they blow it up again and thrown it out there. i think they just are waiting for some time to pass. >> steve: in january they'll be closer. >> the president should get to be able to choose the nominees that they want....
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my my view, the obama administration has made the key priority clear. republicans in the same place. they are contemplating if they are antifederal wing neater are too extreme. we'll see if the administration proposes new reform. i would look for a shift to implement tight as i mentioned every oversight of things like raising the top, the waiver at the department granted, i understand the department is looking to release new rules on teacher preparation accountability. i think a much needed evaluator there regardless what those rules are, it seems to me this area is right for cooperation between senator right and the senator left i also know that secretary duncan has said a few times he wishes he has done more on childhood education. that means bite -- fighting on two fronts. choosing policy winds and building the infrastructure to support them. recognizing new e -- we have to do both the things to get the policy right but build the organization. to get that policy first implemented and then sustained over the long-term. the ground is shifting to the ke
my my view, the obama administration has made the key priority clear. republicans in the same place. they are contemplating if they are antifederal wing neater are too extreme. we'll see if the administration proposes new reform. i would look for a shift to implement tight as i mentioned every oversight of things like raising the top, the waiver at the department granted, i understand the department is looking to release new rules on teacher preparation accountability. i think a much needed...
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so i think romney and president obama are going to do just fine together at some point. >> obama did say he appreciated some of romney's ideas about government reform and perhaps that was an area where he could take some advice. so that's my less cynical contribution there. maybe they can talk about that tomorrow. >> all right. standby. we're going to take a quick break. much more news, ryan, thanks very much. with my state farm pocket agent app. you can also get a quote and pay your premium with this thing. i thought state farm didn't have all those apps? where did you hear that? the internet. and you believed it? yeah. they can't put anything on the internet that isn't true. where did you hear that? [ both ] the internet. oh look. here comes my date. i met him on the internet. he's a french model. uh, bonjour. [ male announcer ] state farm. more mobile than ever. get to a better state. more mobile than ever. ♪... ♪... ♪... choose the perfect hotel without bidding. trying to find a better job can likbe frustrating.gs, so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing li
so i think romney and president obama are going to do just fine together at some point. >> obama did say he appreciated some of romney's ideas about government reform and perhaps that was an area where he could take some advice. so that's my less cynical contribution there. maybe they can talk about that tomorrow. >> all right. standby. we're going to take a quick break. much more news, ryan, thanks very much. with my state farm pocket agent app. you can also get a quote and pay...
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present obama welcome to to the white house on tuesday. before the meeting the leaders addressed the office. the president-elect took office on saturday december to date to november 1st but joe biden allegation that the inauguration. this is 15 minutes. >> it is my great pleasure to welcome the president-elect to the oval office and to the white house this is a longstanding tradition i think the relationship between the countries we meet early with the president-elect of mexico that symbolizes the extraordinary relationship we have between the two countries. >> why >> [speaking in native tongue] with >> over the last four years i've been able to work with the what president for lady calderon and we've established an excellent working relationship, so i wish him all the best. >> [speaking in native tongue] i'm confident i'm going to establish a personal relationship with the president-elect who lino house an outstanding reputation for wanting to get things done. >> [speaking in native tongue] >> now the president i think represents the clos
present obama welcome to to the white house on tuesday. before the meeting the leaders addressed the office. the president-elect took office on saturday december to date to november 1st but joe biden allegation that the inauguration. this is 15 minutes. >> it is my great pleasure to welcome the president-elect to the oval office and to the white house this is a longstanding tradition i think the relationship between the countries we meet early with the president-elect of mexico that...
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we are awaiting remarks from president obama. he is pushing his plan to try to avoid the year-end fiscal cliff. this speech comes ahead of a meeting between the president and business leaders later today discussing actions the white house says are aimed at growing the economy and finding a quote, balanced approach to reducing the nation's deficit. let's bring in our panel. mary katharine ham editor-at-large of hot air.com and fox news contributor. peter mirijanian former advisor to the clinton-gore and gore-lieberman campaigns. when the president arrives at the white house to speak, he will have people behind him, ordinary americans who reached out to the white house and want their $2,000 middle class tax cut preserved. republicans are saying this is essentially a campaign stunt, a campaign appearance kind of event of the he won the election. he should get on the business of governing. what do you say? >> well, one quick observation, jon. i think what you're seeing, what i think is interesting the first social media presidency. t
we are awaiting remarks from president obama. he is pushing his plan to try to avoid the year-end fiscal cliff. this speech comes ahead of a meeting between the president and business leaders later today discussing actions the white house says are aimed at growing the economy and finding a quote, balanced approach to reducing the nation's deficit. let's bring in our panel. mary katharine ham editor-at-large of hot air.com and fox news contributor. peter mirijanian former advisor to the...
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now, back when he was a senator, president obama understood the need for rules to protect the rights of political minorities. in 2005, then-senator obama said "if the majority chooses to end the filibuster, if they choose to change the rules and put an end to democratic debate," he said, "then the fighting and bitterness and the gridlock will only get worse." another former senator, madam president, was vice president biden, currently the president of the senate, and he agreed. he said, "at its core, the filibuster is not about stopping a nominee or a bill. it is about compromise and moderation." at the time in 2005, some republicans wanted to vote on well-qualified judges despite democrats' insistence not to. they felt that we needed to change the senate rules to get these votes. back then democrats called this the nuclear option. that's because of the damage it would do to the balance and compromise in washington. so today some of those same democrat senators are preparing to use this nuclear option themselves. anytime that one party or group is frustrated with the senate's ineffic
now, back when he was a senator, president obama understood the need for rules to protect the rights of political minorities. in 2005, then-senator obama said "if the majority chooses to end the filibuster, if they choose to change the rules and put an end to democratic debate," he said, "then the fighting and bitterness and the gridlock will only get worse." another former senator, madam president, was vice president biden, currently the president of the senate, and he...
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we've made great success under our president obama. with fuel economy in place, investment of alternative energy, the military says it's important for them to ensure an agile, lethal, and adaptable combat force and ultimately national security. their words. so in addition to everything else, this is a need that the military has definitely outlined for us. a statement of administration policy on the house defense authorization bill, which contains a nearly identical provision, says that affecting d.o.d.'s ability to procure alternative fuels in this way -- quote -- "would further increase america's reliance on fossil fuels, thereby contributing to geopolitical instability and endangering our interests abroad." mr. president, some of the same people who call for boycotts on iran, which i support, somehow feel it's not important for us to be free from reliance on those kinds of countries for our oil. it makes no sense. you can't make these compartme compartments. you're going after countries that have oil and you're right to do it because
we've made great success under our president obama. with fuel economy in place, investment of alternative energy, the military says it's important for them to ensure an agile, lethal, and adaptable combat force and ultimately national security. their words. so in addition to everything else, this is a need that the military has definitely outlined for us. a statement of administration policy on the house defense authorization bill, which contains a nearly identical provision, says that...